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STK to RAP: distance & flight time
Sterling (Sterling Municipal Airport) → Rapid City (Rapid City Regional Airport)
237 mi
382 km · 206 nm
1h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
237 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 5m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- STK — Sterling Municipal Airport · Sterling, United States
- RAP — Rapid City Regional Airport · Rapid City, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near STK
- AKO · Colorado Plains Regional Airport30 mi away
- SNY · Sidney Municipal-Lloyd W Carr Field37 mi away
- DEN · Denver International Airport91 mi away
- GXY · Greeley–Weld County Airport73 mi away
Near RAP
- RCA · Ellsworth Air Force Base7 mi away
- SPF · Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field47 mi away
- CDR · Chadron Municipal Airport83 mi away
- GCC · Gillette Campbell County Airport125 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is STK from RAP?
The flight distance from Sterling (STK) to Rapid City (RAP) is 237 miles (382 km, 206 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from STK to RAP?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 5m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from STK to RAP?
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